Massage, or hands-on manipulation for healing, is probably older than any other healing tradition. The oldest written records of massage go back three thousand years to China, but of course it is much older than that. Touch and the laying on of hands are human tendencies that seem to be in our genetic makeup.
Physicians and healers of all forms and from all cultures have used hands-on manipulation throughout history as an integral part of health care practice.
Today, massage therapists increasingly work alongside doctors as part of the health care team.
